Commonly mispronounced words

• Iraq (say “ee-ROCK” not “I-rack”)
• Mischievous (say “MIS-chiv-us” not “mis-CHEEV-ee-us”)
• Jewelry (say “JEW-ell-ree” not “JOOL-ree”)
• Library (say” LI-brair-ee” not “Li-berry”) {this one really gets me going]
• Qatar (say “CUT-ter” not “CAT-tar”)
• Dour (say do-er” not d-our”)
• Sword (say “so-rd” not “s-wuh-d”)

Check out the Cambridge English Dictionary for meanings and pronunciations.